Ann Rooney Obituary

Loved me some Miss Ann. One of the sweetest people to live on this earth. Will miss her.

Jim and Family:

We are very sorry for your loss. Jim, we cannot imagine how difficult it must be to lose a long-time companion and love, especially on as special as Ann. We will keep you and yours in our thoughts and prayers. May the weeks and months to come bring you peace and happiness.

Dear Jim and Family:

We are very sorry to hear of the passing of Ann. Jim, we can only imagine how difficult it must be to lose a long-time love and companion, especially one as special as Ann. You and yours will remain in our thoughts and prayers. May the weeks and months ahead bring peace and happiness.

Though her physical light may have gone out, her spiritual light will burn forever in the lives of all she came in contact with! Aunt Anne was a true lady, true Christian, and though it's been many years since we've seen her and Uncle Jimmy, they are forever in our hearts. Our sincere condolences to her "real" family and all who knew and loved her. Mike and Johnna Boerner

Ann Rooney was one of the sweetest and most southern lady I have ever met. My son Jon attended her preschool 14 years ago and still talks about her and how they used to go out in the yard around the graves and watch the ants "dance". We have a standing joke even today he won't get out of bed to get to school. When he was in preschool, we live on Palmetto and I would see Ann go by going to the preschool. We still say what I said then, Hurry Jon, Mrs. Rooney is going by to school. We can't be late:). She was a classic and will be sorely missed by all on Edisto and I am sure whoever elses lives she touched. If we could all be like her, the world would be a better place. Marie Bost

My Dear Loved ones, My heart is sad but it holds so many wonderful memories. Anne & I shared childhood , teen years, hi school (when everyoe thought we were attached at the hips, and which she dreamed about just before going back in the Hospital), we shared college days, dating days - I feel pleased that I introduced her to Mr. Right - dear ole OJ - As we raised families we shared vacations - 1 year here, next year Michigan. Camptin, Snow sliding. I will miss knowing she is just a phone call away but my memories will keep her with me forever. My love and Jack's are with each of you. Aunt MC

I am so incredibly sorry for your loss, Patty. Just hearing you speak about your mother was a joy, so I can only imagine how joyous it was to be with her! Love and prayers to you and your family.

Patty: Even though I did not get to meet your mom, I feel like I know her through your wonderful stories. Someone had written about "the dash" between the date of your birth and date of your death as being the most important. All I can say is, "what a dash, what a dash!"

Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear

So sorry for your loss.

Hi Patty,

Sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. I will keep you and your family in prayer. May God be with you'll and bless and keep you in comfort and peace.

Patricia Phillips-Ayers

I think it's appropriate for the daughter to sign the guest book? I am going to anyway. Here goes. I am so, so thankful for the time that we had with her. She tried so valiantly to pass her grace and Virginian ladylike-ness to my sister and me. How grateful we are to have had her as our mom. She instilled such important things in us -- things that mattered...what true kindness is, she showed us what real class is. She was strong in her faith, and she walked it rather than talked it. And books! We were taught to love reading. I will always think of her curled up reading a book, drinking a diet Shasta, with the weather channel on in the background! We sure did love you, Manya. Still do.

Patty ~
I'm sorry for your loss. Keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

I sure am going to miss knowing Manya is in the world. She helped me through my first Christmas without my Mama, without even knowing it, because she went to the Graham Presbyterian Christmas Eve Service and held my hand. I hope my Mama was there to help her cross over. What a lovely person she was. Thank you Manya, and thank you for having Patty. She is a light in my life!

When I was just a real little guy, Aunt Anne made home a few doors down from my parents, alone with Patty and Robin in a little red house. Uncle Sam was keeping Jimmy half a world away for a year. I never knew they were there just 1 year. One day, before being of school age, I got the idea to find that nice lady that made home in that little red house. When I knocked and no one came I made my way back home and just wondered where that nice lady was. I didn’t know her name. I was just a 4 yr. old boy and knew I missed that nice lady in the little red house.

Through the years, our families were together often. We camped together, or traveled to visit one another’s families. Through all the time I never appreciated how this lady came to be my Aunt. I just never questioned it. Anne’s not my dad’s sister, and not my mother’s sister either. Now can you imagine Anne as a giggly 10 year old girl in the 5th grade befriending another giggly 10 year old girl? Well she did, with my mom being that other little girl. Anne and my mom became friends when they were just young girls in the 5th grade. That's how I came to know her as my Aunt Anne. She was like a sister to my mom for nearly 70 years.

Aunt Anne has always been in my mind as a kind lady, that had a pretty cool husband and totally fun daughters. I recall that she sang Beatles songs with her young students, she loved children. Aunt Anne just loved. If you were around her…you felt it.


It wasn’t too long ago that I put it together in my head, that the nice lady I wanted to visit at that little red house was Aunt Anne and the two girls Patty and Robin. Like before, I'm missing that nice lady that lived in the little red house. God Bless you Aunt Anne.

Truly one of the best. She will be so very missed-

Love to the family,
Stephen, Denise, Stephanie, Christopher, and Brittney Poe

Memories:
-Dragging the chairs to the beach just to sit and read or tell stories--or just to sit and feel loved.
Going to church and stories about the preschool and the children and of course butter pecan ice cream.
Looking at pictures of the family. Frogmore!
Rain water for the plants and oh how she loves her family. A truly beautiful lady.